The Rewards & Punishments of Deeds · Hadith 347 (#Ḥadīth #51)

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَکَمِ بْنِ مِسْکِینٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَعِیدٍ الْأَحْمَسِیَّهِ قَالَتْ جِئْتُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلْتُ فَجَاءَتِ الْجَارِیَهُ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ جِئْتُکَ بِالدَّابَّهِ فَقَالَ ع یَا أُمَّ سَعِیدٍ أَیُّ شَیْ ءٍ هَذِهِ الدَّابَّهُ أَیْنَ تَبْغِینَ أَیْنَ تَذْهَبِینَ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لِأَزُورَ قُبُورَ الشُّهَدَاءِ فَقَالَ أَخْبِرِینِی ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمَ مَا أَعْجَبَکُمْ یَا أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ تَأْتُونَ الشُّهَدَاءَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ بَعِیدٍ وَ تَتْرُکُونَ سَیِّدَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ لَا تَأْتُونَهُ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ سَیِّدُ الشُّهَدَاءِ فَقَالَ الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَتْ قُلْتُ إِنِّی امْرَأَهٌ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِمَنْ کَانَتْ مِثْلَکِ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَیْهِ وَ تَزُورَهُ قُلْتُ أَیُّ شَیْ ءٍ لَنَا فِی زِیَارَتِهِ قَالَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّهً وَ عُمْرَهً- وَ اعْتِکَافَ شَهْرَیْنِ فِی الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ صِیَامَهُمَا.

51. Umme Saeed Hamsiya says that she was present near Imam Ja’far Sadiq when her maid came to her and said, “I have brought the mount.” Imam asked, “What is that mount for? Where are you going?” She replied, “I am going for Ziyarat of the graves of the martyrs.” Imam said, “I am surprised that you people of Iraq travel long distances and perform Ziyarat of the martyrs but don’t go for the Ziyarat of the chief of martyrs. Why don’t you go for his Ziyarat?” She asked, “Who is the chief of martyrs?” Imam replied, “Imam Husain .” She said, “But I am a woman.” Imam said, “Other women like you should also go for Ziyarat.” She asked, “What is the reward of his Ziyarat?” Imam replied, “The reward of this Ziyarat is equal to that of a Hajj, Umrah, performing Etekaf in Masjid-e-Haraam and fasting for two months.”

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).